Neillsville officer who fatally shot man won't be charged

10:35 PM,
Mar. 21, 2014

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The Clark County district attorney has concluded the Neillsville police officer who fatally shot an intoxicated man who was wielding a knife Dec. 13 did not commit a crime, according to a legal opinion released Thursday.

Officer Aaron Bembnister, 24, responded to a domestic disturbance at 1009 Grand Ave., Neillsville at 2:30 a.m. Dec. 13 when he was confronted by Ricky A. Taylor, 23, of Neillsville, who was carrying a knife.

Taylor ignored demands to drop the knife and approached Bembnister, who was backed up against a porch railing. Bembnister reasonably feared imminent death or serious ...